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Advocates for Great Camden Schools INC EIN 84-2478544

Advocates for Great Camden Schools INC

EIN  84-2478544 Unknown exempt organization Camden, NJ Founded 2019
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Size
$100K–1M
What they do
Improves public schools in Camden for better student outcomes.
Leadership
Stephanie Fisher · President
Money in and out
$750K revenue, $432K expenses
Bottom line
+42% surplus margin

Improves public schools in Camden for better student outcomes. For fiscal year 2024 it reported $750K in revenue, $432K in expenses, and $1.0M in net assets.Pt I

Reported financial activity · FY2024
Total revenue
$750K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$432K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expenses (Pt I · Ln 19): $318K
Where spending went · Part IX cols B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.08
Surplus margin
+42%
revenue over expenses, this year▲ +314% vs prior filing year
Program spending
92%
of expenses reach programs▼ -4% vs prior filing year

Summary of the Filing

Part I · fiscal year 2024 · Form 990
Revenue
$750K
FY2024▲ +25%
Expenses
$432K
FY2024▼ -40%
Total assets
$1.0M
FY2024▲ +44%
Total liabilities
$0
FY2024
Total revenue
$750K
Pt VIII · Ln 12
Total expenses
$432K
Pt IX · Ln 25
Net assets
$1.0M
Pt X · Ln 32
Revenue less expensesPt I · Ln 19$318K
Total assetsPt X · Ln 16$1.0M
Program-expense ratioPt IX · col B92%
Voting members of governing bodyPt I · Ln 34
Independent voting membersPt I · Ln 44
Mission & Programs · Part III

Where the work happens

1 program service account for $398K of program spending, described in the organization's own filed words · FY2024.
01

Agcs program services have enabled advocacy for increased school funding, increased school facilities funding, greater teacher diversity, and equity across schools.

$398Kprogram expense

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Identity & Classification

Form 990 Header · IRS Business Master File
Legal nameHdr · item CAdvocates for Great Camden Schools INC
EINHdr · item D84-2478544
Principal addressHdr · item CCamden, NJ
WebsiteHdr · item Jnone reported
Year of formationHdr · item L2019
State of legal domicileHdr · item MNJ
Exempt statusHdr · item I501(c)(3) · active
NTEE classificationIRS BMFNonprofit
Ruling yearIRS BMFpending

Governance & Policies

Part VI
Voting members of the governing bodyPt VI · Ln 1a4
Independent voting membersPt VI · Ln 1b4
Conflict-of-interest policyPt VI · Ln 12aNo
Whistleblower policyPt VI · Ln 13No
Document retention policyPt VI · Ln 14No
CEO/top-official compensation independently reviewedPt VI · Ln 15aNo
Family or business relationships among officers/directorsPt VI · Ln 2No

Officers, Directors & Key Employees

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
Jose Brito
Treasurer
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A
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Statement of Revenue

Part VIII
Contributions & grants100%$750K
Total revenueLn 12$750K

Statement of Functional Expenses

Part IX · allocated across program, management, and fundraising
Allocation · columns B–D
Program services $0.92 Management & general $0.08
Program services92%$398K
Management & general8%$34K
Total functional expensesLn 25$432K

Balance Sheet

Part X · end of year
CashLn 1$1.0M
Total assetsLn 16$1.0M
Total liabilitiesLn 26$0
Total net assetsLn 32$1.0M
Months of cash on handcomputed29.1

Financial Metrics

Form 990 · FY2024 · each ratio shown with the dollars behind it
Liquidity & Payout
Operating runway
Highly liquid reserves $1.0M · Operating expenses/yr $432K
29.1 months
Where the money goes
Program services
Program services $398K · Total expenses $432K
92%
Management & General
Management & general $34K · Total expenses $432K
8%
Fundraising
Fundraising $0 · Total expenses $432K
0%
Cost to raise $1
Fundraising expense (3-yr avg) $0 · Solicited contributions (3-yr avg) $650K
Solicited contributions below reporting floor
Where the money comes from
Contribution dependence
Contributions & grants $750K · Total revenue $750K
100%
Government reliance
Government grants — · Total revenue $750K
—
Earned-income share
Program service revenue $0 · Total revenue $750K
0%
Investment reliance
Investment income $0 · Total revenue $750K
0%
Program self-sufficiency
Program service revenue $0 · Total expenses $432K
0%
Growth & trend
Revenue growth (YoY)
This year $750K · Prior year $600K
+25%
Revenue CAGR
FY2020 $415K · FY2024 $750K
+16%
Net-asset trend (YoY)
End of year $1.0M · Beginning of year —
Beginning net assets not meaningfully positive — showing dollar change
Balance sheet
Surplus Margin
Revenue $750K · Expenses $432K
+42%
Liabilities-to-Assets
Total liabilities — · Total assets $1.0M
—
Net-asset ratio
Net assets $1.0M · Total assets $1.0M
100%
Marketable Investment Share
Publicly traded securities (Pt X, ln 11) — · Other securities (Pt X, ln 12) — · Total assets (Pt X, ln 16) $1.0M
Excludes program-related investments (Pt X, ln 13)
People & payroll
Highest Reported Total Compensation
Individual Stephanie Fisher · Reported title PRESIDENT · Highest reported compensation $0 · Total expenses $432K
0%
Personnel share
Salaries, benefits & payroll (Pt IX 5-10) — · Total expenses $432K
—
Peer comparison

Same NTEE category, revenue band, and state where available. Descriptive — not a grade.

MetricThis orgPeer medianPercentile
Program ratio 92%——
Overhead ratio 8%——
Revenue growth 25%——

Straight from the Form 990 — descriptive, not an evaluation. A ratio is hidden when its base is zero or too small to be meaningful; the dollars are always shown.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2024
Campaign for Great Public SchoolsFY2024$200K
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$200K
Grants paid · 28 grants · $3.2M · 2020–2024
Parents Invincible INCNJ · FY2024$250,000
Nj Public Charter Schools Action Fund INCNJ · FY2024$100,000
Camden County Democratic CommitteeFY2024$37,000
Camden City Democratic CommitteeFY2024$7,200
Parents Invincible INCNJ · FY2023$360,000
Campaign Great Camden SchoolsFY2023$158,000
Nj Public Charter Schools Action Fund INCNJ · FY2023$100,000
Camden County Dem ComFY2023$37,000
Camden City Dem ComFY2023$7,200
Parents Invincible INCNJ · FY2022$300,000
Njpcs AssociationNJ · FY2022$287,500
Nj Public Charter Schools Action Fund INCNJ · FY2022$200,000
50can Action Fund INCDC · FY2022$100,000
50can INCDC · FY2022$50,000
Camden County Dem ComFY2022$37,000
Camden City Dem ComFY2022$7,200
Parents Invincible INCNJ · FY2021$450,000
Nj Public Charter Schools Action Fund INCNJ · FY2021$100,000
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Filings & Schedule Manifest

Part IV
III · Programs I · Grants R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons A · Public support F · Foreign M · Noncash
FY2024$600K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2023$600K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2022$1.9M revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF
FY2021$415K revenue · ⤓ 990 PDF

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Sources

Every figure above is drawn from these filings
Form 990 e-file (XML) · FY2024IRS
Classification, formation year, addressIRS Business Master File
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